Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukraine counteroffensive hits Russia where it hurts; front line ‘intense but fully controlled,’ commander says
Russians’ security situation in Crimea is deteriorating, UK ministry says Smoke billows and explosions erupt from a Russian munitions depot in Dzhankoi on August 16, 2022. Moscow blamed the catastrophic event on a fire that spread and detonated ammunition. Marie-laure Messana | AFP | Getty Images Recent explosions at Russian military facilities in Crimea are […]
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Zelenskyy speaks to Macron as fears over nuclear plant mount; explosions hit Russian ammo depot in Crimea
Zelenskyy warns Ukrainians to avoid Russian military installations due to reports of explosions Smoke rises after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea August 9, 2022. Stringer | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked people in Crimea and other heavily occupied areas of Ukraine to not go near […]
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Zelenskyy slams Ukrainian officials for revealing tactics; details of Crimea airbase blasts emerge
Eleven rockets hit Ukraine’s Kramatorsk at 2 a.m., mayor says Eleven Russian rockets struck the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, its mayor Oleksandr Honcharenko reported via his Facebook page. “Private homes were destroyed. There is no information about victims. Occupiers destroy everything in their path – a terrorist tactic,” he wrote in a translation provided […]
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Russian ‘strike force’ builds around Zelenskyy’s hometown; fears grow for ‘out of control’ nuclear power plant
Russian ‘strike force’ building to target Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is looking increasingly vulnerable with Ukraine saying Russia is building a military “strike force” to target the industrial city in central-southern Ukraine. Early Thursday, Ukraine’s southern military command saying the situation in its operational area […]
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‘It’s just hell’: Ukraine says Russia has the advantage in battle for the Donbas; grain ship safely arrives in Turkey
First grain shipment out of Ukraine in months reaches Turkey safely The first grain ship to leave Ukraine in months has arrived safely in Turkish waters, where it will be inspected before it continues its journey to Lebanon. The shipment comes after a deal was brokered between Russia and Ukraine by Turkey and the United […]
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U.S. fears Russia is using a ‘nuclear shield’ in Ukraine; Zelenskyy calls grain shipment a ‘positive signal’
BP’s Gelsenkirchen plant no longer uses Russian crude Shares of BP are up over 20% year-to-date. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amid its second-quarter earnings update Tuesday, BP CEO Bernard Looney said that the firm’s refinery in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, no longer uses Russian crude, down from 50%. Oil majors have been one of […]
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Ukraine’s first grain shipment in months leaves port; Putin says navy will be armed with hypersonic missiles
Putin says Russia’s navy will get new hypersonic missiles soon Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Navy Day Parade on July, 31 2022, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned Navy Day celebrations in Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea were canceled on Sunday after officials accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on the Black Sea Fleet’s […]
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Ukraine denies missile strike on Donbas prison; Wagner fighters given front-line duties, UK says
Ukraine denies carrying out missile strike on prisoner camp Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed Friday that 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 75 wounded in a strike on a detention center in the town of Olenivka, in Russian-controlled Donetsk. NBC News was not able to immediately verify the Russian claim. Ukraine officials have […]
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Ukraine’s counter-offensive in Kherson ‘gathering momentum’; UK advisor warns of nuclear risk
U.K. advisor warns of accidental nuclear escalation Stephen Lovegrove, the U.K.’s national security advisor, warned of the accidental escalation of a nuclear war with Russia or China, saying that global communication channels from the Cold War are no longer available. “The Cold War’s two monolithic blocks of the USSR and NATO – though not without […]
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Ukrainian forces reportedly attack key Russian supply route into occupied Kherson; Moscow wages gas ‘price terror’ on Europe
Yellen discusses price cap on Russian oil with UK’s Nadhim Zahawi US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference in Bali on July 14, 2022. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen highlighted a proposed price cap on Russian oil on a call with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday, […]
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